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Cybercrime Crackdown Intensifies as Authorities Bust Four Operations in Early September in Vientiane

Vientiane police dismantled four cybercrime and online gambling operations across Vientiane Capital in early September, detaining more than 100 suspects and seizing large quantities of computer equipment, mobile phones, and suspected narcotics. In the latest arrest, on 6 September, the authorities detained 43 people at the Yuzhou Smart Hotel in...

Thailand Warns Against Hiring Migrant Workers as Lao Workers Continue to Face Illegal Work, Trafficking Risks

Thailand has warned employers against hiring migrant workers without valid permits or assigning them...

New Vientiane-Udon Thani Bus Route to Launch on 9 September

Thailand has just announced the launch of a new bus route connecting Laos’ Vientiane...

Laos Warns of More Rain, Flash Floods, Landslides in Early September

Laos will see more rain this week, with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology...

Laos Bans Unregistered Cosmetics Resembling Popular Brands

The Food and Drug Department (FDD) has banned the import, sale, distribution, advertising, and...

Lao, Vietnamese Prime Ministers Hold Talks in Hanoi

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had talks with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi on October 25 and thanked him for the sympathy...

Macroeconomics Lack Strong Foundation, Prime Minister says

Briefing the 2nd Ordinary Session of the National Assembly on Monday, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that the national macroeconomic foundation was not strong...

China-Laos Railway to Become a Demonstration Project

China-Laos railway will be built to become a demonstration project in "Go Global" strategy, said Chinese companies participating in a symposium held in Vientiane...

Lao Economy Forecast To Grow 7 Per Cent For 2016/2017

The World Bank (WB) recently forecast that the Lao economy would grow at 7 per cent in 2016 and 2017, ranking second in Southeast...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Oct 26, 2016)

LSX reversed Tuesday’s gains, going down 5.38 points to close at 995.21 points on 58,000 shares matched. The turnover was 283.87 million kip today,...

Salaries of Civil Servants to Rise Slightly

The Lao government will upwardly adjust the salaries of state officials to a 500 kip per index next fiscal year due to its understanding...